Some Catasetum hybrids...

[katrina]

Some of my hybrid Ctsm group...

Clowesia Grace Dunn (one of my favorites!)



Clowesia Grace Dunn 'Live Oak' HCC/AOS x Ctsm. denticulatum 'SVO II' AM/AOS - a first bloom on this plant so not many flowers but still very pretty.


Cycnoches Golden Shower ‘King’ x Mormodes revoluta ‘Yellow’
Another one that stays compact.



Clowesetum Dragon's Treasure 'Cardrona'
Another one of my favs...the flowers are bigger than Grace Dunn with a very strong citrus-y fragrance. Citrus w/that sort of medicinal undertone.



Mormodes Jumbo Bacia ‘SVO’ AM/AOS x Morm Virgen del Valle ‘Red’
Another first time bloomer. Gotta love the strange twisty blooms of a mormodes! Not the best shots, sorry.




Catasetum Jumbo Eagle



Clowesetum Manny Tavarez
This is a first bloom and I was thrilled w/the number of flowers this one produced for a first bloom. I think it's very pretty and I love the random spotting. Added bonus...the blooms lasted for about 3 weeks.





Cycnoches Swan Cascade
A strong bloomer and the flowers last about a month.



Clowesetum Jumbo York
Prolific bloomer but the spikes look better when staked early. They aren't upright but they aren't pendulous either...just kind of messy when you drop the ball in getting them staked (like I did this year). Messy but still very pretty.




Clowesia Jumbo Grace ‘Jumbo Orchid’
This is a first bloom and it's VERY different than I expected. Radically different. It has the white w/green striping of the warscewitzii parent but the shape...well, it's just off. I'm inclined to think it might be mis-labeled. ?? I'll have to keep looking for the plant i thought I was buying. For now though...this produced a lot of blooms for a first time bloomer and I do like the stripes so I'll keep it, for now.

[Helene]

Beautiful plants 😃

[wintergirl]

Love the pink ones and the green striped the best, lovely blooms!

[Orchidgirl83]

They are all gorgeous! I really love that Dragon Treasure

[gngrhill]

I love the ones with the really frilly lips

[Mandy2705]

Yes! I love when you post pics of your catesetums Katrina, they are amazing.


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[No-Pro-mwa]

These very strange orchids really do put on a show. I love the frilly lips also.

[tryingtoflower]

Thank you for sharing. You've opened my eyes to a new genus. In what conditions do they thrive?

[katrina]

You're all very kind! Thanks for the comments.

Originally Posted by tryingtoflower

Thank you for sharing. You've opened my eyes to a new genus. In what conditions do they thrive?

The Ctsm have distinct wet dry cycles and they are easy to grow and bloom...as long as you pay attention to those cycles. Watering too heavy at the wrong time can cause them to rot out.

I grow everything intermediate. This group requires high light. When they are in active growth they need a lot of water and heavier fert than most orchids.

When they go dormant and drop their leaves, they might get a little drizzle of water if the growths start to shrivel too much but, for the most part, they just sit there and require very little. It's always better to err on the side of letting them shrivel a bit during dormancy than to water and risk rot. I expect to see a bit of shriveling of the older pbulbs but under my winter conditions (very dry!) it can get to be too much so only then do I give them any water...and it's only a tiny bit. I know people who unpot them and set them on a shelf until they see new growth.

I don't start watering and giving fert until the new season's growth are starting to unfurl their leaves and the roots are a couple/few inches long. At that point...it's full steam ahead and they need all the water and fert they can get to help support the very fast growth that occurs.

So, yea, easy to grow as long as you follow their very distinct wet/dry seasons.

Thanks again, everyone.

[isurus79]

Outstanding flowers!! All are spectacularly grown!! Congrats!